Andrew Todd

Mr Andrew Todd completed his Master of Science degree in Ergonomics in the HKE department in 2001 (Project Title: Selected Physiological and Psychophysical Responses of Infantry Males and Females Marching Under Varying Combinations of Speed, Load and Gradient).

He is a currently a lecturer in the Department of Human Kinetics and Ergonomics, where he lectures primarily in the area of biomechanics and gait analysis. He is also responsible for teaching courses in fundamental biomechanics and functional anthropometry. He is the Webmaster for the HKE department and is the third year course co-ordinator.?His main research interests are the biomechanical impact of manual materials handling devices commonly used in industry and the determination of the financial benefits of Ergonomics interventions.

Todd AI (2010). The economics of ergonomics: A cost/benefit approach to the successful implementation of ergonomics in South Africa. 49th International Conference on Occupational Risk Management, 7 to 10 September 2010, Champagne Sports Resort, Central Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Todd AI (2007). A preliminary investigation of spinal kinematics during sugar cane harvesting. Proceedings of the 10th Conference of the Ergonomics Society of South Africa, 21-22 June, Durban, South Africa.

Bennett AI, Freeland H and Todd AI (2007). The effect of load on biomechanical responses during dynamic pushing and pulling tasks. Proceedings of the 10th Conference of the Ergonomics Society of South Africa, 21-22 June, Durban, South Africa.

Desai SD and Todd AI (2007). Biomechanical, physiological and psychophysical responses to level and graded trolley pushing. Proceedings of the 10th Conference of the Ergonomics Society of South Africa, 21-22 June, Durban, South Africa.

Thatcher A and Todd AI (2006). Selected papers from CybErg 2005, the Fourth International Cyberspace Conference on Ergonomics. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 36 (12) 1021-1118.

Todd AI and Cripwell AM (2006). Cost benefit analysis: Lessons to be learnt from environmental economics. Proceedings of the 9th conference of the Ergonomics Society of South Africa, January, Pretoria, South Africa.

Todd AI (2005). Current trends in research focused on pushing and pulling. Ergonomics South Africa, 17 (2): 42 - 54.

Todd AI (2005). The fall of lifting: Current trends in research focused on pushing and pulling. Cyberg 2005: The fourth International Cyberspace conference on Ergonomics, 15 September to 15 October, 2005.

Thatcher A, James J and Todd A (2005). Eds. Proceedings of the Fourth International Cyberspace Conference on Ergonomics, 15 September to 15 October. Johannesburg: The International Ergonomics Association Press.

Christie CJ, Todd AI and Southworth S (2003). The impact of dehydration on heart rate responses and cognitive functioning. Proceedings of the XVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, “Ergonomics in the digital age”, 24-29 August, Seoul, Korea.

James JP and Todd AI (2003). Push-Pull Force Evaluations in an IDC Automotive Industry. Proceedings of the XVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, “Ergonomics in the digital age”, 24-29 August, Seoul, Korea.

Scott PA and Todd AI (2003). The correlation between heart rate and perceptual responses to marching over varying gradients with adjusted loads and speeds. Proceedings of the XVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, “Ergonomics in the digital age”, 24-29 August, Seoul, Korea.